Re: [courier-users] Authldap configuration....

[Gordon M. <yi...@eb...>]

Aine Douglas wrote:
> 
> Shouldn't the uid component be just below dc in order for authlib to
> find it? Or does the authldap module search recursively below the
> basedn for a uid field matching what was presented for authentication?

The default search type is "subtree", which will include all entries 
below the base DN.

> The reason I ask is that the server I'm working on will handle many
> more domains and users, and I'd like to organise the LDAP such that
> the UID's aren't all in the same branch of the tree, but rather a
> branch per domain name and all the domains respective UID's there. If
> authlib/authldap recursively searches, then this is possible, but if
> I'm missing something then clearly I can't do this!!

It'll work.

Are you organizing the entries for the sake of delegated management? 
Sorting them in that fashion won't increase the efficiency of the 
directory.  If that's your motivation, you might save yourself some 
complexity in your management tools...